The Edinburgh Review Volume 21-50

Sydney Smith

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ... of the Stuart papers in Italy by the Prince of Wales, 408. time when compiled, and supposed author of the Life, 409. consists of three parts, of different degrees of value, 411. extracts, proving the existence of a conspiracy to change the religion and subvert the constitution of England in 1670,413. complacency with which the King and his biographer speak of this atrocious design, 420. the believers in the Popish Plot probably led into that error by their knowledge of the existence of this real one, 422. analysis and appreciation of the component parts of this Life, ib. Macphersons disingenuous conduct in giving as extracts from the original memoirs, what are proved to be only taken from the Life, 423--430. Jamess sentiments on the plans proposed to him for assassinating King William, 431., curious account by Defoe of the insults offered to, after his fall, L. 406, 407. revolting instance of the cruelty and treachery of, detailed by Mr Wilson, the biographer of Defoe, 408. insidious conductof, seen through by Defoe, 409. James HI. of Scotland, statute of, in 1469, subverted the mode of election in the Scottish burghs, xx!f#Wi_ forms the basis of the self-elective system which remains to this day, 509. James III. of England (the Pretender), anecdotes of the court of, at Saint Germains, xtiv. 430. James V. of Scotland, sensible letter of, to Sir Thomns Wharton, xli. 434. James, Henry, Essays on Money, Exchanges, and Political Economy, xxxv. 468. Jameson, Professor Robert, notes of, on Von Buchs Travels in Norway and Lapland, xxii. 145. regret that they are not more numerous, 178. his notes on Cuviers Theory of the Earth, and account of his geological discoveries, very useful, 458., Mineralogy of the Scottish Isles, commended, xx...